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HOUSTON-Roan Cowart, a 2006 South Effingham High School graduate, was honored with a tool grant from 3M and the Collision Repair Education Foundation in a ceremony on May 19 at Universal Technical Institute's (UTI) Houston campus.

Last Wednesday, 11 South Effingham High School band students took the next step with their band careers and signed to play in college at SEHS' band college signing day. Sean McBride, South Effingham band director, started Band College Signing Day to honor all of the students who are pursuing band in college.

SAVANNAH-Parker's recently donated $8,000 to the Effingham County School System through the company's popular Fueling the Community program. The check donation took place at a special ceremony during the annual Field Day celebration at Guyton Elementary School on May 6.

The headquarters of the U.S. Air Force Junior ROTC announced recently that Effingham County High School, Unit GA-938, has been awarded the Air Force Junior ROTC Distinguished Unit Award (DUA) for school year 2015-16. This marks the sixth consecutive year the corps of cadets at ECHS has earned the DUA, and the tenth time in the last 12 years.